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I don't know why this is a thing now on the beta frontend but I absolutely fucking hate it.
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I think it is some kind of a test thing, not a permanent feature.
Working on the neverending problem -- which posts to show the user in the 'home' stream?
Working on the neverending problem -- which posts to show the user in the 'home' stream?
@JollyR The answer is let me use my scroll wheel that's why I have it.
I follow people to see their posts, I dont like it I unfollow. Its not that hard.
Well, OK then. I have an algorithm, let's call it 'Algorithm A'.
When you are searching for prime numbers, you might use Algorithm A, or the Sieve of Eratosthenes, to determine which numbers are prime.
In algorithm A, you try to divide your candidate number by all the numbers less than it. Or less than its square root. If you're clever, you limit your trial divisors to prime numbers less than the square root. But all these methods fall under the definition of Algorithm A. As you might imagine, it runs out of steam for 200-digit long numbers, and you need to figure out a way to prune the trial-divisor tree. By a lot.
OK, now: Algorithm A for social media .. You log in and start scrolling your home listings. And I (the server) show you everything posted by the first friend in your list, starting in 2023 or whenever. And then when you get up to today, March 12, 2026, I start showing you the second freind in your friend list. Simple! You have a scroll wheel!
So, that's what I'm talking about when I say @matty is testing algorithms. He is waaay beyond Algorithm A. I have noticed some of it happening in beta. And I am temporarily switching to non-beta due to the annoyance level. But I'll be trying beta again soon...
When you are searching for prime numbers, you might use Algorithm A, or the Sieve of Eratosthenes, to determine which numbers are prime.
In algorithm A, you try to divide your candidate number by all the numbers less than it. Or less than its square root. If you're clever, you limit your trial divisors to prime numbers less than the square root. But all these methods fall under the definition of Algorithm A. As you might imagine, it runs out of steam for 200-digit long numbers, and you need to figure out a way to prune the trial-divisor tree. By a lot.
OK, now: Algorithm A for social media .. You log in and start scrolling your home listings. And I (the server) show you everything posted by the first friend in your list, starting in 2023 or whenever. And then when you get up to today, March 12, 2026, I start showing you the second freind in your friend list. Simple! You have a scroll wheel!
So, that's what I'm talking about when I say @matty is testing algorithms. He is waaay beyond Algorithm A. I have noticed some of it happening in beta. And I am temporarily switching to non-beta due to the annoyance level. But I'll be trying beta again soon...
What
If anything goes wrong on this site, I know Matty is fucking it up for people in the streets. What is my <checks notes> 10.00/month paying for anyway?
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